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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-4-14
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Among the numerous autoimmune diseases associated with various HLA alleles, the one with the highest relative risk so far reported has been ankylosing spondylitis with HLA-B27. To examine this relationship more directly, we have cloned the gene encoding the HLA-B27 antigen and determined its complete DNA sequence. Comparison of the HLA-B27 sequence with that of the allelic HLA-B27 shows a high level of homology. Mutations are distributed evenly between exons and introns. Exon 1 and intron 1 are the most divergent ones, and the degree of divergence distinctly declines towards the 3' end. The HLA-B57 gene when transfected into murine L cells is expressed on the cell surface and reacts with a panel of monoclonal antibodies directed against monomorphic and polymorphic determinants associated with HLA-B27 antigen. The isolation of this gene allows for the first time a search for structural features which make the HLA-B27 antigen a high risk genetic factor for a group of rheumatoid disorders, in particular ankylosing spondylitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0171-2985
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
170
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
367-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Organization, sequence and expression of the HLA-B27 gene: a molecular approach to analyze HLA and disease associations.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't